TikTok
Senior Software Engineer, Security - Insider Risk - Global Security Organization
San Jose, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience as an engineer (preferred).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or industry equivalent work experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred).
About the job
Develops insider-risk detections, investigation tools, and automated workflows to help identify and mitigate threats across TikTok’s business.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain insider-threat detections, tooling, and logging infrastructure.
- Automate and improve analyst investigation and remediation workflows, coordinating adoption across business teams.
- Advise stakeholders on insider-risk use cases and support compliant data flows and automation access across regions.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Go.
- Understanding of current industry data analytical capabilities and shortcomings.
- Strong technical documentation and reporting skills; ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Experience working in a Security Team.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as OCI, GCP, or AWS.
- Knowledge of social media processes, deceptive behavior, and threat-actor tactics.
Tools
Python, Apache Hive SQL, Go, SQL, OCI, GCP, AWS
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